Went the Day Well? {Or~ The Bridge at Market Blandings, 1940...} ~Picture heavy.

[Yankeepedlar01]

Some scenes from a 'RATE OF FIRE' scenario fought out between Phil, Jon and myself in GHQ this week. In both games I was the plucky, but unsuccessful Brits, while Jon and Phil were the Nazi invaders, bent on destruction and domination...

The peaceful inhabitants of Market Blanding, just before 'the balloon went up'...

Home Guard squad patrol the lanes...

Local Home Guard commander captured for posterity by the BBC...


While a local greengrocer wonders why he can't be in the picture...

Meanwhile, Germans have silently landed and survey their objective...

The Bridge at Market Blandings....

Defended by a squad of Regulars...

Supported[?] by the local Home Guard...


The Germans gather for the final, telling attack...

They press on, despite being flanked by Jones' squad holding the farm...


These brave defenders sold their lives dearly, well, before they fled anyway....

Perhaps we might have fared better with more dynamic leadership...

As it was, we might just want to be excused....

As you can probably tell, the Germans won both games, though the Home Guard heroes did their bit for King and Country and went down fighting....

[Phil Robinson]

Yes Tommy you put up a brave fight, but this is what happens when you send old men and boys to fight a mans war

Some great pics there Dave, and wonderful terrain

[Calimero]

Nice little battle report

[Silent Invader]

Lovely.  Great picure of 'Uncle Arfur'

[Ray Rivers]

 

Wonderful board, minis and report!

Cheers!

[mortimer]

Fantastic!!! Lovely work...

[Arlequín]

Excellent job there gents! What's your opinion on the rules themselves?

[Overlord]

Very nicely done. I must get around to painting my Dads Army figures at some point.
Dont tell him your name David. 

[Yankeepedlar01]

Dont tell him your name David. 

"Stupid boy!"

Jim Hale ~ We found the rules provided a fast and fun game, which is all we ever ask. A vehicle set is in the offing, playtest version in the download section of Crusader Publishing's site.

[Captain Blood]

Great looking set-up. Very evocative. I'd forgotten how good those Dad's Army figures were. They really do capture the essence of the characters. Brilliant stuff.

[Hammers]

That quality of that game board is all I strive to get to myself. Fantastic. Another things which strikes me, if the comparison is needed at all, is that this kind of what-if is ,to me, somewhat preferable to VBCW.

[Yankeepedlar01]

Another things which strikes me, if the comparison is needed at all, is that this kind of what-if is ,to me, somewhat preferable to VBCW.

While I wouldn't want to pour scorn on another chap's view of what's preferable, I have to agree with you about this one. I cannot see any feasible situation which could have bought us to Civil War in 1936 or there abouts, whereas I can see the feasibility of Operation Sealion, even if it was "Doomed, all Doomed!"

[Malamute]

Wonderful stuff David.
 I love the additon of Jone's and Hodge's vans. Of course if you had the modified Jone's van with firing holes it would undoubtedly been a different outcome.

[Yankeepedlar01]

Of course if you had the modified Jone's van with firing holes it would undoubtedly been a different outcome.

"Bang,two, three!" It is then!

[Arlequín]

While I wouldn't want to pour scorn on another chap's view of what's preferable, I have to agree with you about this one. I cannot see any feasible situation which could have bought us to Civil War in 1936 or there abouts, whereas I can see the feasibility of Operation Sealion, even if it was "Doomed, all Doomed!"

I'd disagree slightly there... only Britain took the threat of an invasion seriously and had there been a different government in power, might have thrown in the towel, which was the idea of threatening an invasion in the first place. It became apparent to OKW very early on that it just wasn't possible to do. Nevertheless it has to be the most popular fantasy scenario of all time, followed closely by Napoleon winning at Waterloo.

Regardless though, while a constitutional crisis and a swathe of resignations might have followed Ed 8's refusal to abdicate, the chances of a civil war happening are even less remote than an invasion in 1940-41.